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Student Responsibilities
1. The responsibility of assuming the consequences of one‘s actions.
2. The responsibility for knowledge and observance of established University
policies presented in official University publications.
3. The responsibility that free discussion represent the scholarly nature of the
learning community.
4. The responsibility to insure that neither student organization, constitution nor
other organizational document include discriminatory clauses.
5. The responsibility to respect the rights and privacy of others.
Any member of the University community may file charges against a student for an alleged
violation of the Student Code of Conduct. Such charges should be filed in writing with the
Office of Student Judicial Services. Student Judicial Services also reserves the right to
initiate or follow-up any investigative leads where there is reasonable belief of possible
violations of the Student Code of Conduct.
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
The Student Code of Conduct is subject to change due to the fact that it is periodically
reviewed. If the Code is changed, you will be contacted via USF email to notify you of this
change. The most recent version of the Student Code of Conduct can always be found on
the Student Rights and Responsibilities‘ website at www.sa.usf.edu/srr.
Students are responsible for compliance with all public laws as well as university rules and
regulations. Students accused of a crime may be prosecuted under the appropriate
jurisdiction and also disciplined under the Student Code of Conduct. The University may
pursue disciplinary action even if criminal justice authorities choose not to prosecute, and it
may also act independently of the criminal judicial process.
Any member of the University community may file charges against a student for an alleged
violation of the Student Code of Conduct. Such charges should be filed in writing with the
Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities. The Office of Student Rights and
Responsibilities also reserves the right to initiate or follow-up any investigative leads where
there is reasonable belief of possible violations of the Student Code of Conduct.
I. Authority and Jurisdiction of the University
University jurisdiction and discipline extends to conduct which occurs on University
premises or which adversely affects the University community and/or the pursuit of its
mission. Specifically, University officials may initiate disciplinary charges for conduct off
campus when the behavior relates to the good name of the University, the integrity of
the educational process, or the safety and welfare of the University community, either
in its public personality or in respect to individuals within it; or violates state or federal
law. A student, registered organization or a person who has submitted an application
for admission, housing, or any other service provided by the University which requires
student status will be subject to the Student Code of Conduct for any action found in
violation of the Code which occurs on University property, at University-sponsored
events, or off campus under the conditions described previously.
University disciplinary proceedings may be instituted against a student charged with
conduct that potentially violates both the criminal law and the Student Code of Conduct
without regard to the pending civil or criminal litigation in court or criminal arrest and
prosecution. Proceedings under the Student Code of Conduct may be carried out prior
to, simultaneously with or following civil or criminal proceedings off campus at the
discretion of the Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Determinations made
or sanction imposed as result of the Student Code of Conduct process shall not be
subject to change because criminal charges arising out of the same facts giving rise to
violation of University policies were dismissed, reduced, or resolved in favor of or
against the criminal law defendant.
II. Definitions